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Anthropic says stronger AI models cut better deals, and the losers don't even notice
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (599+ words) In a week-long experiment, Anthropic let Claude agents buy and sell goods for employees. The result: stronger models negotiated better prices. The catch: the people stuck with weaker agents had no idea they were losing out. In December 2025, Anthropic ran…...
Google pours up to $40 billion into Chat GPT rival Anthropic
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (170+ words) the-decoder. com Google pours up to $40 billion into Chat GPT rival Anthropic Google is investing up to $40 billion in AI company Anthropic. The first $10 billion comes based on Anthropic's current $380 billion valuation, with the remaining $30 billion tied to specific performance…...
Anthropic confirms Claude Code problems and promises stricter quality controls
1+ day, 55+ min ago (348+ words) Users complained about declining quality in Claude Code. Anthropic identified and fixed three separate sources of error. The company promises stricter quality controls going forward. The second problem was a bug in a caching optimization shipped on March 26. The plan…...
Open AI's new Trusted Access program gives Microsoft its most capable models for cyber defense
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (195+ words) the-decoder. com Open AI's new Trusted Access program gives Microsoft its most capable models for cyber defense Open AI and Microsoft are tightening their cybersecurity partnership. Through Open AI's new "Trusted Access for Cyber" program, Open AI will give Microsoft…...
Open AI releases open-source model that strips personal data from text
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (317+ words) the-decoder. com Open AI releases open-source model that strips personal data from text - Open AI has published "Privacy Filter," an open-source AI model that runs locally and automatically redacts personal data from text before further processing. - The model detects eight…...
The NSA is using Anthropic's most powerful AI model Mythos
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (192+ words) the-decoder. com The NSA is using Anthropic's most powerful AI model Mythos The NSA, the US intelligence agency responsible for electronic surveillance, is using Anthropic's most powerful AI model, "Mythos Preview." That's according to Axios, citing two sources. The Pentagon…...
The operator behind the AI agent that defamed an open-source developer calls it a "social experiment"
2+ week, 28+ min ago (520+ words) The anonymous person behind the AI agent "MJ Rathbun," who defamed an open-source developer, has come forward. The operator of the AI agent "MJ Rathbun," the one that wrote'a defamatory article about Matplotlib maintainer Scott Shambaugh after a code rejection,…...
Open AI is building a cybersecurity product for a select group of companies
2+ week, 1+ day ago (150+ words) the-decoder. com Open AI is building a cybersecurity product for a select group of companies According to Axios, Open AI is working on a new cybersecurity product that will only be available to a small group of companies. Axios initially…...
Nudifying bots, deepfakes, and automated archives: how AI powers a monetized abuse ecosystem on Telegram
2+ week, 2+ day ago (324+ words) the-decoder. com Nudifying bots, deepfakes, and automated archives: how AI powers a monetized abuse ecosystem on Telegram - The abuse is fully monetized: archives of non-consensual intimate images sell for 20 to 50 euros, and affiliates earn up to 40 percent commission. - The researchers…...
From GPT-2 to Claude Mythos: The return of AI models deemed 'too dangerous to release"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (931+ words) Seven years ago, Open AI declared its language model GPT-2 "too dangerous to release." The industry rolled its eyes. Now Anthropic is repeating the move with Claude Mythos Preview - but this time there's real evidence on the table: thousands of…...